SILVER SIDE CHANNEL - SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION
TYPE – River Restoration
GOAL – Restore a disconnected side channel to the Methow River to provide juvenile Chinook rearing habitat
LOCATION – Twisp, WA
DATE – 2016
CLIENT – Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Hydraulic Modeling, Channel Restoration, Salmonid Habitat Enhancement, Revegetation Design
Hell Roaring Creek - stream restoration
TYPE – Stream Restoration
GOAL – Improve in-stream habitat for native fish, Improve floodplain connectivity, Promote aquifer recharge, Reduce sediment inputs from excessive bank erosion.
LOCATION – Beaverhead County, MT
DATE – 2018 - 2020
CLIENT – Private Landowner
SCOPE – Topographic Survey, Restoration Design, Construction Ready Plan Set, Environmental Permitting, Construction Management, Project Monitoring
Corral Creek Ranch - Fish and Wildlife Lake
TYPE - Lake and Wetland Complex
GOAL - Construct a highly functional lake and wetland complex for wildlife and recreational fishing
LOCATION - Beaverhead County, MT
DATE - 2018 - 2020
CLIENT - Private landowner
SCOPE - Topographic Survey; Wetland Delineation; Groundwater Study; Construction Ready Plan Set; Permitting; Water Rights Transfer; Construction Management; Revegetation; Project Monitoring
SALMON RIVER - BANK STABILIZATION
TYPE – Bio-engineered Streambank Stabilization
GOAL – Bio-engineer a bank stabilization solution to protect the highway and a public access point on the Salmon River.
LOCATION – Ellis, ID
DATE – 2014
CLIENT – Idaho Department of Transportation
SCOPE – Topographic Survey, Hydraulic Modeling, HEC-RAS analysis, Bioengineered Bank Stabilization Design, Installation & Revegetation
NEWFORK RIVER - stream RESTORATION
TYPE – River Restoration
GOAL – Develop a comprehensive restoration plan that maximizes fish habitat, natural river functions and recreation opportunities on 1.5 miles of the Newfork River.
LOCATION – Sublette County, WY
DATE – 2015 - 2021
CLIENT – Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Trout Unlimited, BLM
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis; Topographic Survey; Geomorphic Assessment; Channel Restoration, Bank Stabilization, Boat Ramp Design; Wetland Delineation; Construction Oversight
Little Sawmill Creek - Salmon Habitat Restoration
TYPE – River Restoration; Spring Creek Restoration
GOAL – Restore stream and floodplain functions to provide juvenile salmon and steelhead rearing habitat within the footprint of a historic calving and feedlot area near the town of Baker
LOCATION – Lemhi, ID
DATE – 2016-2018
CLIENT – Trout Unlimited
PARTNERS – Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program, Bonneville Power Administration, Private Landowner
SCOPE – Topo and Bathymetric Survey; Wetland Delineation; Groundwater Well Installation, Monitoring & Analysis; Hydrologic, Geomorphic, Hydraulic & Ecologic Analyses, Civil 3D CAD designs, Basis of Design Report; Permitting Assistance; Construction Management; As-built Survey
Corral Creek - fish habitat enhancement
TYPE – Stream Habitat Enhancement
GOAL – Improve spawning and juvenile rearing habitat for one of the last endemic populations of Artic Grayling in the lower 48 United States.
LOCATION – Beaverhead County, MT
DATE – 2018 - 2020
CLIENT – Private Landowner
SCOPE – Topographic Survey, Stream Design, Construction Ready Plan Set, Environmental Permitting, Construction Management, Project Monitoring
CROW CREEK - TROUT HABITAT RESTORATION
TYPE – River Restoration
GOAL – Maximize trout habitat and angling opportunities on a degraded creek.
LOCATION – Afton, WY
DATE – 2015
CLIENT – Private landowner
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Channel Realignment, Trout Habitat Enhancement
LEMHI RIVER ENGINEERED LOG JAM & BANK STABILIZATION
TYPE – Bio-engineered Streambank Stabilization
GOAL – Bio-engineer a bank stabilization solution that reduces bank erosion, increases hydraulic roughness, prevents a channel avulsion, and provides fish habitat on the Lemhi River.
LOCATION – Baker, ID
DATE – 2013
CLIENT – Private landowner
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Bank Stabilization Design, Construction Oversight
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SWANSON SIDE CHANNEL
TYPE – Bio-engineered Streambank Stabilization
GOAL – Restore an eroding river bank, reduce the flooding frequency at a home site and create juvenile overwinter habitat for Steelhead and Chinook salmon
LOCATION – Salmon, ID
DATE – 2015
CLIENT – Lemhi Regional Land Trust
SCOPE – Groundwater Monitoring, Topographic Survey, Hydraulic Modeling, HEC-RAS analysis, Bioengineered Bank Stabilization Design, Habitat Restoration Design, Construction Management
Lemhi River - Salmon Habitat Restoration
TYPE – River Restoration
GOAL – Improve bank, channel and riparian conditions to address shade and habitat in areas where existing channel geometry and riparian vegetation is impaired
LOCATION – Leadore, ID
DATE – 2017-2018
CLIENT – Lemhi Regional Land Trust
PARTNERS – Rio ASE (DESIGN PARTNER), Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program, Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho Fish & Game, Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation, Trout Unlimited, Private Landowner
SCOPE – Field data collection & analysis, revegetation design, 404 permitting, HIP III, coordination with partners, construction management, native plant revegetation
New channel utilizing existing willows and herbaceous wetland vegetation
Eighteenmile - Salmon Habitat Restoration
TYPE – River Restoration
GOAL – Move an existing irrigation point of diversion upstream and reconnect a straightened section of creek to its historic channel and floodplain
LOCATION – Leadore, ID
DATE – 2017-2018
CLIENT – Lemhi Soil & Water Conservation District
PARTNERS – Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program, Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation, Trout Unlimited, Private Landowner
SCOPE – Field data collection & analysis, topographic survey, fish passage analysis, channel construction, habitat enhancement design, revegetation design, construction management, permitting
Stream is narrowed by a point bar re-vegetated with wetland sod and potted willows
Big Springs - Salmon Habitat Restoration
TYPE – Spring Creek Restoration
GOAL – Improve bank, channel and riparian conditions to address shade and habitat in areas where existing channel geometry and riparian vegetation is impaired
LOCATION – Leadore, ID
DATE – 2017-2018
CLIENT – Lemhi Regional Land Trust
PARTNERS – Rio ASE (DESIGN PARTNER), Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program, Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho Fish & Game, Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation, Trout Unlimited, Private Landowner
SCOPE – Field data collection & analysis, revegetation design, 404 permitting, HIP III, coordination with partners, construction management, native plant revegetation
Town of Dubois - Pete’s Pond - public recreation area
TYPE – Trout Pond
GOAL – Design and construct a 3.1-acre recreation trout pond/wetland complex for public use adjacent to the Wind River ADA trail system.
LOCATION – Dubois, WY
DATE – 2013 - 2017
CLIENT – Dubois Anglers & Wildlife Group
SCOPE – Field data collection & analysis, topographic survey, groundwater monitoring, inlet diversion and outlet design, ACOE permitting, water rights permitting, engineered plan set, revegetation design, construction management
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EDMISTON SPRING SNAKE RIVER CUTTHROAT PROJECT
TYPE – Spring Creek Restoration & Enhancement
GOAL – Improve water quality, stream function and native trout habitat on Edmiston Spring Creek
LOCATION – Wilson, WY
DATE – 2016
CLIENT – Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Trout Unlimited
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Fish Passage Analysis, Channel Restoration, Habitat Enhancement Design, Stakeholder Outreach & Communication
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ROCK CREEK RANCH HABITAT RESTORATION
TYPE – River Restoration
GOAL – Restore stream health by improving water quality, habitat, and stream function; and to provide fish passage and connectivity between Rock Creek and the lower Big Wood River.
LOCATION – Bellevue, ID
DATE – 2016
CLIENT – Wood River Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Fish Passage Analysis & Design, Channel Restoration, Bank Stabilization, Ranch Planning
POPO AGIE RIVER FISH HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
TYPE – River Restoration
GOAL – Restore a section of the Popo Agie River through the town of Lander to provide low-flow habitat for salmonids.
LOCATION – Lander, WY
DATE – 2016
CLIENT – Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Trout Unlimited, Popo Agie Conservation District
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Hydraulic Modeling, Channel Restoration, Salmonid Habitat Enhancement, Revegetation Design, Construction Management
WARM SPRINGS CREEK HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
TYPE – Spring Creek Restoration & Enhancement
GOAL – Maximize trout habitat and angling opportunities on a degraded spring creek.
LOCATION – Mackay, ID
DATE – 2015
CLIENT – Private landowner
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Fish Passage Analysis, Channel Restoration, Trout Habitat Enhancement
ELY SPRING TROUT HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
TYPE – Spring Creek Restoration & Enhancement
GOAL – Maximize trout habitat and angling opportunities on an irrigation ditch
LOCATION – Jackson, WY
DATE – 2015
CLIENT – Private landowner
SCOPE – Field Data Collection & Analysis, Topographic Survey, Channel Restoration, Trout Habitat Enhancement
COLE BANK STABILIZATION
TYPE – Bio-engineered Streambank Stabilization
GOAL – Restore an eroding river bank using native plants
LOCATION – Salmon, ID
DATE – 2013
CLIENT – Lemhi Regional Land Trust
SCOPE – Topographic Survey, Hydraulic Modeling, HEC-RAS analysis, Bioengineered Bank Stabilization Design
Henry’s FORK BANK STABILIZATION
TYPE – Bio-engineered Streambank Stabilization
GOAL – Restore an three eroding river banks using native plants and innovative bio-engineering techniques
LOCATION – Rexburg, ID
DATE – 2013
CLIENT – Private landowner
SCOPE – Topographic Survey, Hydraulic Modeling, HEC-RAS analysis, Bioengineered Bank Stabilization Design
Dreamcatcher Ranch Trout Pond
TYPE – Trout Pond
GOAL – Design and construct a 1.9 acre, groundwater fed, recreational ranch fishing pond.
LOCATION – Cora, WY
DATE – 2012
CLIENT – Private landowner
SCOPE – Field data collection & analysis, topographic survey, groundwater monitoring, water rights permitting, engineered plan set, revegetation design, construction management
John Dodge Trout Pond
TYPE – Trout Pond
GOAL – Design and construct a lined, well-fed residential trout pond.
LOCATION – Jackson, WY
DATE – 2008
CLIENT – Private landowner
SCOPE – Field data collection & analysis, topographic survey, groundwater monitoring, well sizing, water rights permitting, Teton County permitting, revegetation design, construction management and revegetation
Granite Ranch Trout Pond
TYPE– Trout Pond
GOAL – Work with landscape architects, Hershberger Design, to design a trout pond with a wide native vegetation perimeter to attract wildlife and blend with the surrounding landscape.
LOCATION – Jackson, WY
DATE – 2007
CLIENT – Hershberger Design
SCOPE – Revegetation design, permitting assistance, construction management, and revegetation
Three Creek Ranch Golf Course Lakes
TYPE – Wetlands & Lakes
GOAL – Work with landscape architects, Verdone Landscaping, to design and install a wide native vegetation perimeter around the golf course ponds to blend with the surrounding landscape.
LOCATION – Jackson, WY
DATE – 2007
CLIENT – Three Creek Ranch
SCOPE – Revegetation design and installation.